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Lim, Zhuo Ren
FM🇲🇾FIDE 5702488· Male· Malaysia· Born in 1992
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Zhuo Ren Lim, a 34-year-old Malaysian FIDE Master, is rated 2280 and ranked 9th among Malaysian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 81 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026, 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, and MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 (OPEN). Also played 3 rapid (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Rapid) and 3 blitz events (including Commonwealth Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2332 was reached at age 33 (Sep 2025); he also reached Malaysian #1 in Feb 2022 and spent 27 months in Malaysian top 5.
Awarded FM in 2014 (age 22). Earned IM norms at 40th World Chess Olympiad-Open 2012, 2016 Millionaire Chess Open III, and FE 7 Vergani cup - A 2023. At junior level, he reached #1, #2 and #9 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2280
Standard
Rpd2141·Blz2146
All-time high
2332
−52 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 33
Sep 2025 · age 33
Activity
75
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#9
#9 · Malaysian players · of 1,335
27 months in National top 5 (2015–2025)
27 months in National top 5 (2015–2025)
Career timeline
25 entries2025
All-time peak 2332
at age 33 · −82 from today
Sep 2025
27 months in national top 5
longest streak 13 months · since Oct 2015
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 32
Sep 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 31
Jun 2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 31
Mar 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 30
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-51
2331 → 2280
Tournaments
8
67 games
Score
36/ 6753.7%
30W23D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #14 | 2067 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/9 | #14 | 2349 | +30.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #119 | 1961 | -65.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2363 | +16.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #51 | 2210 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/6 | #180 | 2211 | -17.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #83 | 2395 | +20.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/5 | #269 | 2127 | -27.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsUzair Shahar
🇲🇾MAS·2189
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsYit San FongCM
🇲🇾MAS·2095
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsAhmad IsmailFM
🇲🇾MAS·1830
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2018
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vsKavin MohanFM
🇲🇾MAS·2244
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsHafizulhelmi MasIM
🇲🇾MAS·2286
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Malaysia
#9
out of 2,302 players
Asia-Pacific
#874
in continent
World
#4,750
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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